Seonya Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Seonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho721:28,2305,446
South Africa681:796,73154,178

Seonya (31) may also be a first name.

Seonya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seonya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Seonya is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seonya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Seonya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seonya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 31 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mafeteng District, where 85 percent live and Maseru District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Seonya is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 49 percent live.

Seonya Last Name Statistics demography

Seonya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.68% less than the national average, earning R 171,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seonia8310/
Seanya832/
Seonja831/
Seonha831/
Sehanya775/
Seanyea771/
Ssejunya711/
Seijanya711/
Siunya67204/
Sianya6795/
Syanya6718/
Syunya674/
Sionha672/
Seania672/
Seanea671/
Seonho671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seonya
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